2001 Big South Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2001 Big South Conference Baseball Tournament was the postseason baseball tournament for the Big South Conference, held from May 16–20, 2001 at Dan Daniel Memorial Park in Danville, Virginia. All eight teams participated in the double-elimination tournament. The champion, Coastal Carolina, won the title for the fourth time and earned an invitation to the 2001 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2]

2001 Big South Conference
Baseball Tournament

Teams	8
Format	Double-elimination
Finals site	Dan Daniel Memorial Park Danville, Virginia
Champions	Coastal Carolina (4th title)
Winning coach	Gary Gilmore (1st title)
MVP	Randy McGarvey, Coastal Carolina

2001 Big South Conference baseball standings
	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
No. 29 Winthrop  ‍†‍‍^y	18	–	3	–	0		.857			48	–	16	–	1		.746
Coastal Carolina  ‍‍‡‍^y	16	–	4	–	0		.800			42	–	20	–	0		.677
Liberty  ‍‍‍	14	–	7	–	0		.667			35	–	21	–	0		.625
Elon  ‍‍‍	12	–	9	–	0		.571			30	–	27	–	0		.526
UNC Asheville  ‍‍‍	8	–	12	–	0		.400			15	–	39	–	0		.278
High Point  ‍‍‍	5	–	14	–	0		.263			21	–	33	–	0		.389
Radford  ‍‍‍	5	–	16	–	0		.238			12	–	38	–	0		.240
Charleston Southern  ‍‍‍	3	–	16	–	0		.158			13	–	37	–	0		.260
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 2001[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Format

All teams qualified for the tournament. The teams were seeded one through eight based on conference winning percentage and played a double-elimination tournament.[2]

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Seed
Winthrop	18	3	.857	—	1
Coastal Carolina	16	4	.800	1.5	2
Liberty	14	7	.667	4	3
Elon	12	9	.571	6	4
UNC Asheville	8	12	.400	9.5	5
High Point	5	14	.263	12	6
Radford	5	16	.238	13	7
Charleston Southern	3	16	.158	14	8

Bracket and results

	First Round					Second Round					Third Round
	Winner's Bracket
	1	Winthrop	7
	8	Charleston Southern	2
						1	Winthrop	3
						4	Elon	1
	4	Elon	3
	5	UNC Asheville	2
											1	Winthrop	2
											2	Coastal Carolina	0
	3	Liberty	12
	6	High Point	0
						3	Liberty	2
						2	Coastal Carolina	6
	2	Coastal Carolina	13
	7	Radford	6
						Loser's Bracket
						8	Charleston Southern	3
						5	UNC Asheville	4			3	Liberty	12
											5	UNC Asheville	3
						6	High Point	7
						7	Radford	2			4	Elon	20
											6	High Point	3

	Semifinals					Finals					if needed
	Re-ordered Semi-finals
	1	Winthrop	1								1	Winthrop	2
	3	Liberty	3								2	Coastal Carolina	3
						3	Liberty	0
						2	Coastal Carolina	13
	2	Coastal Carolina	7
	4	Elon	4

All-Tournament Team

Name	School
Keith Butler	Liberty
Chris Carter	Coastal Carolina
Jeremy Herauf	Winthrop
Adam Kiem	Coastal Carolina
Todd Leathers	Winthrop
Randy McGarvey	Coastal Carolina
Trey Miller	Liberty
Curtis Moncus	UNC Asheville
Scott Sturkie	Coastal Carolina
Jim Swenson	Elon
Stas Swerdzewski	Winthrop
Jordan Webb	Winthrop

Most Valuable Player

Randy McGarvey was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. McGarvey was a catcher for Coastal Carolina.[2]

References

1. "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). BigSouthSports.com. p. 5. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
2. "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big South Conference. Retrieved August 13, 2020.